WSJ Crossword September 13, 2026 Answers

Across

1ATea with tapioca balls4 5AIsland nation once ruled by an order of knights5 10AYoung fellows4 14AFive on a foot4 15AWise lion of Narnia5 16AButter alternative4 17AFast food chain started as a cart in Madison Square Park10 19AForearm bone4 20A“Gee whiz!”4 21AVenus de ___ (Louvre statue)4 23ABronze ingredient3 24APort-___ (French cheese)5 26AEvent marking a turning point9 28A“Nearly done!”7 30AMale pigs5 31AUsed to be3 32AApproves3 34A“Yer lyin’!”6 35A“Drunken Sailor” or “Blow the Man Down,” e.g.9 38ADonny and Marie’s surname6 41AAntlered animal3 42ASome S&L products3 45ABarely perceptible5 46A“Dang it!”7 49ABygone mail-order company based in Minnesota9 53ARash5 54AJoseph of ice cream fame3 55ASpeed Wagons and Flying Clouds, e.g.4 56APepper partner4 57A“Knives Out” director Johnson4 59APlay boisterously, and a hint to the ends of 17-, 26-, 35- and 49-Across10 63AWriter Ferber4 64APioneering video game company5 65ALong-distance racer Zátopek4 66APrescription amount4 67ACamping tent material5 68AFeudal laborer4

Down

1D“Dynamite” K-pop group3 2D“How delightful!”3 3DGromit and Snoopy, for two7 4DInvite on a date6 5DReduce to a pulp4 6DFire residue3 7DAndes animal5 8DUnspoken5 9DLow joint5 10DBaseball’s Gehrig3 11DExcellent, in slang7 12DThey refuse to recognize the truth7 13DUnnamed rascal7 18D“___ perpetua” (Idaho motto)4 22DSatellite’s path5 24DFemale pig3 25DCalifornia’s Santa ___ winds3 26DStir-frying pans4 27DPlayStation maker4 29DProd4 33DYonder lass3 34DEgyptian symbol of life4 35DBird call4 36DDoor sign5 37DLoads4 38DMade available7 39DTied the knot7 40DJewish prayer quorums7 42DHalloween wear7 43DPeriod3 44DPig’s place3 47DFormer Iranian ruler4 48DHead lights?6 50DAired again5 51DLike owl calls5 52DOrdinary5 56DTibia’s spot4 58DScottish refusal3 60DMiracle-___ (fertilizer brand)3 61DTitle for a knight3 62DMiddle-earth’s Galadriel or Legolas3